Re: [WiX-users] Shortcuts

[Bob A. <wi...@bo...>]

Patrick Steele wrote:
> In wix 3, has there been a change to the creation of shortcuts?
>
> <Component Id='ExecutableFiles' 
> Guid='57E1279E-8C24-4ba0-BA34-FA4253886C52'>
>
> <File Id='MatadorExe' Name='Matador.exe' Source='.\build\Matador.exe' 
> Vital='yes'>
>
> <Shortcut Id='StartMenuShortcut' Directory='ProgramFilesFBBT' 
> Name='Matador 2.1'
>
> WorkingDirectory='INSTALLDIR' Icon='Matador.ico' IconIndex='0' 
> Advertise='yes' />
>

You're creating advertised shortcuts (Advertised="yes") and that's how 
they work. They let MSI check the health of the feature being invoked so 
they can't be modified. Use Advertised="no" if you want an editable 
target (and not the health checking).

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